LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forum Partners announces the appointment of George Ahl as Managing
Director, Capital Markets based in Forum’s Greenwich office. He brings
considerable experience to Forum, with his long-standing relationships
formed over the past 17 years with many of the most sophisticated real
estate private equity investors.

Before joining Forum Partners, George Ahl was one of the founding
Principals of M3 Capital Partners, a global real estate investment and
advisory firm that has raised in excess of $27 billion of equity capital
on behalf of its global clients since 2001. There he also led the
successful capitalization of one of the largest real estate private
equity funds sourced from institutions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the
Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

Prior to this, he held senior positions at Security Capital Group and at
Crimson Capital Corporation, where he was engaged in assisting in the
transition of select Eastern European countries from centrally planned
to market economies. During his earlier career he held positions at
LaSalle Partners and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.

In his new role, he will be responsible for capital markets and future
product development with a primary focus in North America.

Russell Platt, CEO of Forum Partners, commented:

“George has exceptional experience across real estate and we are
hugely pleased to have attracted such an industry veteran.There
is no question that he is joining us at a most exciting time of
considerable growth.We are a global business with investments
across 37 countries.We see enormous opportunities for developing
our business model further afield, not just in Europe and Asia but also
in North America.We see George as being a major contributor to
this expansion plan as we continue to source opportunities for clients
globally.”

Last month Forum Partners announced the acquisition of Cushman &
Wakefield Investors through its joint venture with La Française.

About Forum Partners

Forum Partners Investment Management LLC, along with its affiliates, is
an independent global real estate investment management firm managing
assets on behalf of institutional investors and family offices via funds
and separate accounts. Through its expertise across debt and equity and
public and private markets, Forum provides growth and restructuring
capital to real estate operators and also invests directly at the
property level. Forum sets out to achieve attractive medium/long-term
returns for investors in an environment of contained risk with capital
protection at its heart. Forum has offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Mumbai, Sydney, Greenwich (Connecticut) and
Santa Fe (New Mexico) and formed a joint venture with La Francaise in
2013.